independent+reading+assignment

**Independent Reading Project**
by Jack Kerovac Approved by: Mrs. Graham
 * On the road**

Interactive Reading Log
Chapters/Pages Part 1 Pg.1-108 Ch. 1-14 || Sal decided to take a break from writing his book and go meet a friend in San Francisco for a job on a ship. He's living with his aunt in New Jersey. Sal wanted to meet up with some friends in Denver before going to San Francisco. Once he arrived in Denver he met up with all his friends and got drunk and partied. He then decides to move on to San Francisco to meet up with Remie. When Sal arrives to San Francisco, he figures out that he's two weeks late. While living in San Francisco, Sal and Remie get jobs as cops. While in Law Enforcement, they were still stealing and getting drunk with the guys in the barracks. Once that falls apart, he decided to go back to New Jersey. || I understand that this book is taken place in the 1940's, but as a cop you woulde'nt expect them to be getting drunk alot and stealing. It seems that he likes to go alot of places just to see friends all across the United States. || 109-178 Ch.1-11 || Sal was headed for Jersey, but he wanted to make a pit stop in Texas to meet up with some of his old friends from Denver that are now in Texas. Before leaving town he meets a girl named Terry and they decide to hitchike to New Jersey together. || He must have really liked Terry because he all a sudden fell in love with her and wanted to hitchike with her and stuff. Also, in this section of the book he seems to like to party with friends a whole lot. || 179-248 || Sal and Terry decided that they need to work to earn enough money for a bus ride to New Jersey rather than hitchike. Then shortly after he writes his aunt for more money and leaves Terry and her family to go home. Sal finally gets back to Jersey, finishes his book, and goes back to school on a GI Bill. || I feel that in this part of the story that Sal is really desperate for money. I also think that Sal is messed up for leaving Terry even though he had to. ||
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 * Date:11/7/10
 * Date11/710 Chapters/Pages Part 2 Pg.
 * Date11/7/10 Chapters/Pages Part 3 Pg.
 * Date11/7/10 Chapters/Pages Part 4 Pg. 250-307 || In this part and throughout the book Sal talked about a guy named Dean whom he thought was interesting. While visiting his brother in Virginia, Dean shows up with a new car. They decided to travel back to the west through New Orleans to see another friend. || Sal seems to have a huge man crush on Dean. Also this section and most of the book did not make alot of since to me because he never seems to stay in one place. Every time you flip a page it seems like he's traveling some place else. ||